Dunfee, Indiana

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Dunfee, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Dunfee
Dunfee as seen in a map of Whitley County
Coordinates: 41°05′08″N85°20′13″W / 41.08556°N 85.33694°W / 41.08556; -85.33694
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Whitley, Allen
Townships Jefferson, Aboite
Elevation
[1]
261 m (856 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46725
Area code 260
GNIS feature ID 433778

Dunfee is an unincorporated community in Whitley and Allen counties, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

History

A post office was established at Dunfee in 1883, and remained in operation until 1917. [3] The community was likely named after the Dunfee family of settlers. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dunfee, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Whitley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  118. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The name probably is for a local family...


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